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Maker Faire Bay Area

Historic Mare Island

October 18-20, 2024.

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Friday

October 18, 2024

  • 10 AM - 3 PM

Saturday

October 19, 2024

  • 10 AM - 5 PM

Sunday

October 20, 2024

  • 10 AM -5 PM

Activity Highlights

Workshop Area

Learn to Solder

Waterlight Graffiti Wall

Compressed Air Rockets

Build with CrunchLabs

Tinkering Workshop

Learn AI with RaspberryPi

Laser Obstacle Course

Robot Rumble

Make and Fly a Kite

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Featured Performers

FOUNDRY STAGE

Mario the Maker Magician

FRIDAY 12:30 PM
SAT – SUN 1:00 PM
FOUNDRY STAGE

Science Bob of CrunchLabs

SATURDAY ONLY
3:30 PM
FOUNDRY STAGE

Adam Savage of Tested

SUNDAY ONLY
11:00 AM
CRANE STAGES

EepyBird's
Coke and Mentos

FRIDAY 11:00 AM
SAT – SUN 12:00 PM

Featured Makers

Mozeart Designz

Take part in an interactive and collective art experience with glass artisan and innovator, Chris Mosely. Each piece will reflect a connection made at Maker Faire.

Clay and Steel

Interested in playing with fire and tools? Head over to Clay and Steel, a woman owned and operated blacksmith business, for fiery forge demonstrations and metalsmithing.

Mechan 42

Makey might have some competition this year with Mechan 42, a giant seventeen-foot-tall robot created by Tyler FuQua Creations from Portland, Oregon.

SEE ALL MAKERS

Presentation Highlights

ROBOTICS

Companion Bots and Relationship

Jorvon Moss makes some of the world’s friendliest and cutest robots. Learn more about his journey to make and train these adaptive companions

Kind Humanoid, Inc

Come meet Mona, first intelligent humanoid that reaches human level motion performance and leverages foundation models for reasoning and her maker Christoph Kohstall! Learn about what it took to build.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Practical AI
for Makers

AI is all the rage, but as makers, how can we take advantage of this burgeoning field to incorporate cool new functionality into the things we make?

Wear It AI

Fashion Technologist Kitty Yeung has been taking pictures around the faire event all weekend. Come see her transform participants’ styles with her bespoke software AI for fashion(able) makers!

SPECIAL FX

Makers Invade
Hollywood

Makers are back from Hollywood to tell us what it's like making Special Effects on the frontlines of the Film and Television industry.

Creating Under Pressure

You just landed a job making the Ghostbusters look like, well, Ghostbusters...now what? Jesse Velez and Ben Eadie share tips on creative problem solving when time and budgets are a challenge.

CLIMATE ACTION(ABLE)

From OpenROV to Ocean Xplorers

Eric Stackpole, creator of the Open ROV underwater exploration drone and co-star of National Geographic's Ocean Xplorers will dsicuss creating technology to explore the planet's unseen places.

GIY Materials: Growing Fungi for BioFabrication

Who needs plastic or fiberglass when mushrooms can do the job! And are heat and water resistant, biodegradable, and great for climate reclamation

PLAYTIME AT CRUNCH LABS!

Demystifying Creativity

Learn to flex! Creativity is like a muscle that you can strengthen through exercise, says Crunch Labs maker Bam Singhasaneh, to foster your creativity.

Building Play

The Crunch Labs “players” will be on stage to discuss the art and science of toy design. Learn from specialists who decode deep play everyday into fun stuff you can do with your hands (and brain).

FULL SCHEDULE

Thematic Areas

INDUSTRIAL ARTS

Traditional Trades and Mechanics

Explore metalsmithing, blacksmithing, glassblowing, plastic recycling, and engines. Be wowed by large fire combat robots, a robot horse, and kinetic art.

FOUNDRY

Performances, Props, Droids, and Models

The Foundry, originally built in 1918, now hosts our headline magicians, scientists, thought leaders, renowned prop makers, art cars, droids, and lego builders.

COAL SHED 1

Makerspaces and Education

See the diverse passions of Bay Area makerspaces, universities, maker clubs and associations. Discover high-altitude ballooning, woodcarving, rockets, and more.

COAL SHED 2

Engineering, Play, Robots, and Music

Think like an engineer with CrunchLabs, create with Wonderful Idea Co., build with InvenTable, collect candy with robots, and enter the 24’ tall Space Arcade with limitless VR possibilities.

COAL SHED 3

Electronics and
AI

Maker Faire is renowned for featuring makers and technology ahead of its time. Discover what's on the horizon for AI and electronics with Kidco.ai, Microchip Technology, and Raspberry Pi.

COAL SHED 4

Make HQ and Workshops too

Meet the editors and contributors of Make: magazine as well as your favorite Make: book authors. Shop kits, books, and Makey swag at Maker Shed. Join a workshop and walk away with a new skill!

STOREHOUSE NORTH

3D Printing and Robotics

Innovative projects, machines, and cutting-edge technology, where enthusiasts and experts demonstrate the fusion of creative engineering and rapid prototyping techniques that will even work in Space.

STOREHOUSE SOUTH

Craft and
Fabrication

A fabrication enthusiast's delight featuring the latest CNCs, laser cutters, and 3D scanners. Stock up on unique gifts for the holidays and support local artisans at the
SF Bazaar area.

DARK ROOM

Dark Room and Drone Racing

Our dark room has DOUBLED in size this year featuring interactive projection and LED art, drone racing, light painting, an inflatable larger-than-life cuttlefish, a giant lite brite, and the world’s first synesthetic LED piano.

COAL SHED ALLEY

Test Driving and
Diving

If you dare, take a spin on a hacked hoverboard, ride a wacky bike, race a go cart, or dive deep with underwater drones. Get ready to dodge a cupcake car, a moving clothes dryer, or meet an electric giraffe named Russel.

STOREHOUSE ALLEY

Talks, Activities, and More Makers

Hear from thought leaders and master makers at the Make: Live Stage on topics such as new tech, creativity and prototyping, design and process. Get hands-on too with activities like learn to solder, build a bot, and rocket launching!

ESPLANADE

Scenery, Spectacle, Stages, and STEAM

Stroll down the esplanade and enjoy the breeze and sights of the Napa River. Pedal a bike to power musical performances, enjoy excellent food, and catch the daily parade of spectacle at the end of each day (Sat & Sun only).

Field Trip Day at Maker Faire

Friday October 18, 2024

Maker Faire is all about learning, playing, and having a blast while trying out new ideas. From preschool to retirement, anyone can join in on the fun. And the best part? You don't need to be taught how to do it - just set yourself free and explore! On this day programing will be geared towards school groups and additional discounts are available for groups over ten. FUN FACT: Makey is in the Saginaw, the first ship that was built at Mare Island Navy Yard, California, and was commissioned on 5 January 1860. During the next 10 years, the side-wheel steamer served in China, Mexico, Central America, and the Alaska Territory.

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Thank you to our makers, ticket holders, and sponsors for making Maker Faire Bay Area extraordinary!

"A place for anyone who makes, any kind of making! Cool exhibits, hands-on learning and connecting with the broader maker community."
"Maker Faire is an amazing space for all types of makers - everyone is eager to share what they have made and learn and it is a very encouraging environment."
"Brilliant, inspirational, and fun collection of a faire relating to the creativeness in all of us all."
"A family friendly festival for creatives, engineers, crafters, artists, builders. Fun showcase of works and wares as well as speakers and demos."
"I call it my favorite time of the year! The spirit of sharing and curiosity is so incredible."
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Historic Mare Island

560 Nimitz Ave

Mare Island CA, 94592

Parking passes are required on Saturday and Sunday and can be purchased on the ticketing page.

Please email us at tickets@makerfaire.com with any additional questions or ideas!

Join us at Mare Island for Maker Faire Bay Area 2024